Method of making andirons



Sept. 10, 1929. vANs METHOD OF MAKING ANDIRONS Filed May 19, 1928 INVENTOR 5055/21 M. Eva/vs w B ATTORNEY Patented Sept. 10, 1929.

sra'ras were MEZEHOD OF MAKING- ANDIRONS.

Application filed May 19,

This invention relates to andirons, and more particularly to a novel process or method of making andirons from short sections of railway rails; the principal object 5 of the invention being to provide andirons by a certain process or method of manufacture, whereby ornamental as well as efficient, useful and inexpensive articles are produced.

0 More specifically stated, the invention re sides in the construction of andirons from short pieces of railway rails of that type now generally in use for all railroads, which consists of cutting out a portion of the web .5 at one end of the piece of rail, then splitting the base portion longitudinally along the line where the web has been removed, then turning the separated base portions outwardly to provide lateral supports and draw ing out and shaping the ball portion of the rail above the cut out web to provide an ornamental retaining prong.

In accomplishing the objects of the invention, I have provided the improved details of construction, as illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein Figure 1 is a perspective view of an andiron made in accordance with details of the present invention.

) Figure 2 is a perspective view of a short piece of rail from which an andiron is to be made. I v

Figure 3 is a perspective view, showing the piece of rail with the web portion out i away at one end and the base portion split preparatory to forming; the andiron.

Referring more in detail to the drawings 1 designates an andiron made in accordance with details of the present invention; this being formed from a short piece of railway rail comprising the usual horizontal base flange 2 and ball portion 3 joined to the base by the central, longitudinally extending web 4. The method employed in forming the andiron is as follows: First, a

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portion of the web 4; at one end of the piece is cut away so as to leave the base and ball portions projecting, as shown in Figure 2. The base is then split longitudinally, as indicated at 7, along the linewhere the web has been removed. The separated pieces 2 and 2 ofthe base are then bent outwardly to provide lateral support-s to prevent the andiron tipping. These may be drawn apart so as to lie in the same plane as the base, or they may be curved backwardly and outwardly as shown in Figure 1, so that their end portions terminate in the plane of the base. The projecting portion of the ball of the rail, where the web has been removed, is then drawn out by'heating and hammering to a desired length and is curved upwardly and backwardly and may be then turned outwardly and downwardly to form an ornamental prong 1 0. This prong may assume various shapes as is desired.

This process provides an easy and rela tively inexpensive way 01 forming andirons from short rail sections which cannot be used for railway purposes, and it is readily apparent that the process may be followed in forming various other designs than that herein illustrated.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new is: p

1. The process of formingandirons from short sections of railway rails, which conearner o ics.

sists of cutting away a portion of the web of the rail at one end of the piece and draw ing out the extending ball portion and curvingit upwardly to form a retaining prong. 2. The process of making andirons from short sections of railway rails which consists of cutting away a portion of the web of the rail at one end, splitting the base longitudinally along the line where the web is removed, turning'the split portions of the base laterally to form lateral supports and forming the ball portion upwardly to serve as a retainer.

3. The process of forming andirons from short sections of railway'rails, which consistsof cutting away the web portion at one end of the piece, splitting the base portion along the line where the web is removed, turning the portions of the split base back- Wardly and outwardly to serve as lateral supports, drawing out the ball portion of the rail from which the web is removed and curving it upwardly to form a retaining prong.

; Signed at Seattle, Washington, this th day of March, 1928.

ROBERT M. EVANS 

